Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga
by T. W. Rhys Davids | 1881 | 137,074 words
The Cullavagga (part of the Vinaya collection) includes accounts of the First and Second Buddhist Councils as well as the establishment of the community of Buddhist nuns. The Cullavagga also elaborates on the etiquette and duties of Bhikkhus....
Cullavagga, Khandaka 10, Chapter 4
1. Now Mahā-pajāpatī the Gotamī went up to the place where the Blessed One was, and bowed down before him, and stood respectfully on one side. And, so standing, Mahā-pajāpatī the Gotamī said to the Blessed One: 'What course, Lord, shall we pursue with reference to those precepts for the Bhikkhunīs which are applicable also to the Bhikkhus?'
'Train yourselves, Gotamī, therein in the same manner as the Bhikkhus do.'
'And what course, Lord, should we pursue in reference to those precepts for the Bhikkhunīs which are not applicable also to the Bhikkhus?'
'Train yourselves, Gotamī, therein according to the substance thereof, as they are laid down.